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Trademarks
Far from a wave of refusals, the major trademark decision was followed by pragmatic and reassuring advice from the IP office, says Jade MacIntyre of Lewis Silkin. 21 July 2025
Patents
Stephen Thaler’s next DABUS hearing at the UK High Court puts the inventorship test on trial. Thaler's counsel Ryan Abbott brings us up to date on the issues at the heart of this seminal case. 21 July 2025
Patents
This LSPN session features experts from EIP, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Pfizer, and an independent specialist discussing the protection of life science innovations involving big data, AI, and machine learning. 21 July 2025
Artificial Intelligence
Bad actors use AI to artificially inflate GitHub repository credibility, says CITMA report | AI-generated counterfeits combine reverse engineering with 3D printing to produce ‘indistinguishable’ replicas | Professional benefits include increased efficiencies but accuracy and consistency remain patchy. 18 July 2025
Copyright
GenAI developer behind Claude could face potentially ‘enormous’ damages | Decision sets precedent that could result in several million copyright owners claiming infringement | Judge Alsup’s ‘cavalier’ attitude towards piracy may result in damages so high that Anthropic may settle, says commentator. 18 July 2025
Patents
The lawyer behind a landmark ruling that reshaped prior art rules reveals how the decision will impact patent-opposition proceedings, influence trade secrets, and why strong legal arguments should never be lost in a “sea of weaker ones”, finds Marisa Woutersen. 18 July 2025
Careers
Three of the new shareholders have IP and life sciences expertise, bringing a commercial and policy focus to the firm. 17 July 2025
Trademarks
EU court insists geographical names must be available for their ‘natural descriptive use’ | INTA backs supermarket’s unsuccessful argument that EU law doesn’t prohibit country names as trademarks | Iceland Foods faces significant challenges if it expands further into EU markets. 16 July 2025
Patents
Following the UK government’s launch of its consultation on standard-essential patents, Tom Brazier of EIP raises concerns over proposals that appear “irrelevant” and “misguided”. 16 July 2025
Unified Patent Court
After almost 30 years as head of IP at Bayer, Jörg Thomaier is to retire and is handing the baton to Dorian Immler. Speaking to Sarah Speight, the pair explain what makes a good IP strategy, why the UPC is largely “useless” without SPCs, and more. 16 July 2025
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